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College Football Hall of Fame DT Roger Brown dies

LOS ANGELES – Roger Brown, a College Football Hall of Famer and six-time Pro Bowl selection with the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams, has died. He was 84.

The Lions and College Football Hall of Fame announced his death on Friday. The Lions said a member of Brown’s family confirmed the death. No cause was given.

Brown played 10 years in the NFL. He was selected in the fourth round of the 1960 draft by Detroit. In his seven seasons with the Lions, Brown went to the Pro Bowl five times (1962-66) and was an All-Pro selection in 1962 and ‘63. He started in 124 of the 138 games he played.

“In my 10 years with the Lions and the Rams, I never missed a game,” Brown said in a 2015 interview with The Virginian Pilot. “I had broken hands and broken bones. But probably not as many as I caused. I had 12 operations.”

Brown’s most memorable game with Detroit was on Thanksgiving Day in 1962 against Green Bay when he sacked Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr seven times.

By Associated Press

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